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In cold weather, you can use a short section of pad under your legs. In warm weather, the pad generally isn't necessary.

“I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt.” - Cormac McCarthy

The Yeti takes-up quite a bit less space in my pack than other quilts and I really like the 'set and forget' nature of it; there just aren't any adjustments to be made. I'll second what angrysparrow said about the lack of need for a pad when it's warm out. When I'm looking for the lightest weight/least pack space option for cooler weather, I just throw my pack under my legs and don't bother carrying a pad at all.

Last edited by Cannibal; 05-06-2009 at 14:22.
Reason: Can't spell worth a darn.

cannibal, what are the dimensions of the Yeti's?
when i hear "torso" i think of just that.. my torso is 17.5" - im sure the Yeti is designed to go from head to lower thigh, is this true?

Yes, it hits me about mid to upper thigh. The original synthetic version is a hair shorter than the current Yetis. Brandon denies it, but I'd swear to it. I don't know the dimensions off-hand, but would be happy to measure one tonight.

I'm not at home to verify that, but it sounds about right for the 3-season Yeti that I have.

“I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt.” - Cormac McCarthy

The Yeti takes-up quite a bit less space in my pack than other quilts and I really like the 'set and forget' nature of it; there just aren't any adjustments to be made. I'll second what angrysparrow said about the lack of need for a pad when it's warm out. When I'm looking for the lightest weight/least pack space option for cooler weather, I just throw my pack under my legs and don't bother carrying a pad at all.

Hadn't thought of a pack as insulation. The larger ULA packs have a thick piece of CCF for a backpad. That is really all you need. If you took a 48" Ridgerest in the winter for a sit pad/backup you'd be set. I took a piece of reflectix on my last hike but it wanted to slide around more than I liked. Some sort of foam stays in place a lot better.

Hadn't thought of a pack as insulation. The larger ULA packs have a thick piece of CCF for a backpad.

And it works wonderfully! With necessity being the mother of invention and all that, I figured that out one dark, cold, and rainy night. No pad (stubborn) and a solid day of rain (no breaks AT ALL) left me wondering what I was going to do that night. The pack was still soaked when it was time for bed, but I suddenly remembered the 'frame' in my Catalyst. Popped it out and "viola" no problems!

I suspect that there will be significant size differences between the Yetis out there right now. Don't forget, half of us that have them were assigned informal 'testing duties'. Brandon has been making lots of changes during the evolution of the Yeti; some big changes, others too subtle to notice. I think the ones he sells at Trail Days will be the final result....for now.

You guys have me wanting to go home and lay-out both of the ones I have and see if there is a difference in dimensions.